diff --git a/class/defaults.yml b/class/defaults.yml
index b51122d5..8fdb333b 100644
--- a/class/defaults.yml
+++ b/class/defaults.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ parameters:
       vault_agent:
         registry: docker.io
         repository: hashicorp/vault
-        tag: '1.15.5'
+        tag: '1.16.2'
       argocd:
         registry: quay.io
         repository: argoproj/argocd
diff --git a/tests/golden/defaults/argocd/argocd/30_argocd/10_argocd.yaml b/tests/golden/defaults/argocd/argocd/30_argocd/10_argocd.yaml
index 2657f3eb..11f948a1 100644
--- a/tests/golden/defaults/argocd/argocd/30_argocd/10_argocd.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/defaults/argocd/argocd/30_argocd/10_argocd.yaml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ spec:
             value: 'true'
           - name: VAULT_ADDR
             value: test.syn.tools
-        image: docker.io/hashicorp/vault:1.15.5
+        image: docker.io/hashicorp/vault:1.16.2
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: vault-agent
         ports: []
diff --git a/tests/golden/openshift/argocd/argocd/30_argocd/10_argocd.yaml b/tests/golden/openshift/argocd/argocd/30_argocd/10_argocd.yaml
index 8dfcb305..3e2b5cf1 100644
--- a/tests/golden/openshift/argocd/argocd/30_argocd/10_argocd.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/openshift/argocd/argocd/30_argocd/10_argocd.yaml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ spec:
             value: 'true'
           - name: VAULT_ADDR
             value: test.syn.tools
-        image: docker.io/hashicorp/vault:1.15.5
+        image: docker.io/hashicorp/vault:1.16.2
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: vault-agent
         ports: []
diff --git a/tests/golden/params/argocd/argocd/30_argocd/10_argocd.yaml b/tests/golden/params/argocd/argocd/30_argocd/10_argocd.yaml
index 12c907b1..5e27276f 100644
--- a/tests/golden/params/argocd/argocd/30_argocd/10_argocd.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/params/argocd/argocd/30_argocd/10_argocd.yaml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ spec:
             value: 'true'
           - name: VAULT_ADDR
             value: test.syn.tools
-        image: mymirror.io/vault:1.15.5
+        image: mymirror.io/vault:1.16.2
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: vault-agent
         ports: []